TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1682, 5 January 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

. 1,, London. Jan. .2.

In the course of a speech Lord Salisbury said ;he hoped diplomacy on the part of thedGfreat Powers would be successful in-averting, war. He declared that Lord R. iGhurchill’a visit to St. Petersburg was : of a purely private character, amlin no way recognised by the Government.; Referring to the reductions of rentals recommended by the Irish Land Commisioaers, he said They would have thei effect of alienating the landlords. ' ;'v ' ;

AVquantity^jewellery found ion a man named Taylor, arrested at .Birmingham, has been identified as portions of soma stolen from the premises of Mr Gourlay, Melbourne. Taylor- was an employee of Mr White, Melbourne, and after the robbery eloped with his employer’s wife. The English team : of footballers sail for the colonies in March.

. Sir F. D. Bell has arranged with the Colonial Office and Bank of England a scheme to Which effect will be endeavored to be given "by a new BilTnext session dealing with unclaimed colonial stock and dividends] The British revenue for the quarter shows a decrease of four hundred ; and thirty thousand pounds. Mr Parnell has 1 recovered from bis recent illness, and will at once resume the active leadership of the Irish National party. Archbishop Walsh of Dublin, who is at present at Rome, is endeavoring to neutralise the mission of the Duke of Norfolk as far as l it concerns Irish affairs. Several papers state that Mr Gladstone intends to visit Romo for a similar purpose. Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to decorate Mr John Pender, chairman of the Eastern Extension Co„ with the honor of C.M.G. Ihe reserves will shortly undergo a week’s drill with the new repeating rifles.

The Wesleyan Conference is considering the Tongan persecutions. It is asserted that Sir Henry Holland wasprepared to banish the Rev, Shirley Baker if so prompted. Mr John Morley is now convalescent and anticipates being able to accompany the Marquis of Ripon on a visit to Ireland shortly. Edwin Arnold, M.A., 0.1.5., author of “ Light of Asia,” has been created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. Dr Schomber; head of the German New Guinea exploring expedition which left Hamburg last February, has published a report of the expedition in which he states that the islands adjacent to' the archipelago’ are, splendid possessions. The Daily News states that the French annexation of Wallis Island is following out the settled policy of acquiring stations in the Pacific. Jan. 3, H.M.S. Hercules, ironclad, has grounded at Ferrol, near Corunna, Spain, and is reported to be sinking. It is believed that the Government intend to suppress the National League in the counties of Dublin and Meath. Renewed proposals which have'been made respecting the Canadian fisheries dispute are likely to lead to an agreement being arrived at. Rome, Jan, 1. It ip not expected that any royal personage will attend the Papal Jubilee. Paris, Jan. 1. Mr Gladstone, who is on a visit to this city, stated in the course of an interview, that he would Retire from politics if it were not that lie felt that so long as the liberties of Ireland were at slake it was his duty to assist the cause to the utmost. Referring to the New Hebrides difficulty, he said, theoretically the settlement seems satisfactory, but to a logical mind the plan proposed appeared to be utterly unworkable, Buenos Ayres, Dec, 31.

The meat bounties granted by the Argentine. Republic operate from to-day, and four hundred thousand dollars will thus be distributed annually for three years to the largest exporters of sheep and cattle. Jan. 1. The meat export bounties fixed by the Argentine Government will amount annually to a quarter of a million dollars on cattle and- beef, and fifty on frozen mutton.

Berlin, Jan, 2. A hen-vy fall of snow has occurred in Galicia and Poland, Florence,. Jan. 2,

Mr Gladstone arrived,in this city, today from Paris, and met with a great ovation at the railway station, an enormous crowd demonstrating their respect. . He was afterwards* deputationised at his hotel by the residents of the city, and addressed the crowd from the balcony in .Italian language. Kingston (Jaraaca), Jnn. 2.

A gale unprecedented in violence swept, through the West In ii. s yesterday, causing immense damage to property and shipping. A schooner was

capsized and thirteen drowned ; houses were denuded of their roofs and trees levelled to the ground,

Australian cable,

Melbourne, Jan. 2.

Entries for the Centennial Exhibition have closed, with the exception of those from French exhibitors, to whom an extension of time was granted. ; The total amount-of space applied for will be announced the week, I The Victorian Court will comprise 15,000 exhibits, exclusive of wool and wine exhibits.

Victoria won. the draughts tournament from South Australia, The revenue for ,tho year is £7,054,000, being an increase of £393,000, The principal increases are—Customs, £105,000 ; territorial revenue, £7OOO ; public works, £2012; stamps,, ±.59,000 ; miscellaneous, £IO,OOO ; excise duties decreased by £SOOO, Jan. 3.

Sir James Loriraer, Minister for Defence, has received information from England that Lord Wolseley is willing to make a visit to the colonies should the authorities of the War Department agree to bis obtaining the necessary leave of absence, Sydney, Jan, 2.

Rains.have damaged the hay crop. Mr Bevan, who has recently returned from exploring New Guinea, found a system of deep inland waterways, well connected with the ocean, and navigable for a hundred miles. Mr Bevan has postponed bis return to New Guinea for two months.

By dhe explosion of a lamp during a circus performance at Grafton a panic ensued, many of the audience fainting. The company succeeded in subduing the fire and pacifying the audience before anyone was seriously injured. Railway communication with Brisbane will be established on the 15th, with the exception that trains cannot come right. on to Sydney until the Hawkesbury bridge is completed. A boat capsized in the Hawkesbury river yesterday, and one of the occupants, a young lady named Miss Cockroft, was drowned, despite desperate attempts made by Charles Coleman, her fiancee, to save her. Coleman reached the shore in an exhausted condition.

Robertson the jockey, who was, injured in the races yesterday, died to-day, he never having recovered conscious-, ness.

One thousand guests are expected to be present at the Centennial banquet, the preparations for which are on a splendidly extensive scale.- All the Governors of the colonies with the exception of Fiji have accepted the invitation to be present, .and favorable replies have been received from nearly all prominent colonials. Adelaide, Jan. 2, Arrived Orient Company’s s.s. Orizaba from Plymouth. The steamer Cowry, with a cargo of flour and timber, has been wrecked at Port Willanga, sixty miles south of this city. The revenue returns for the halfyear amount to £973,000, being £102,000 below the Treasurer’s estimate. The land revenue shows a deficiency, and railways an increase of £51,000. Hobart, Jan, 2. The barque Helen, Captain Boon, which was reported ’ to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay, a tin case continuing information to that effect having been fourid on the Cornish Coast, has safely arrived here.'